Marshfield Select Board agendas list opioid fund grant, event licenses and donations; vote results not yet published
The Marshfield Select Board was scheduled to take up an opioid fund grant, several event and entertainment licenses, and a series of donations at two meetings this month, according to agendas for Oct. 5 and Oct. 15, 2026. Minutes recording what the board decided have not been published in the material reviewed, so the outcome of each item is not yet established.
Opioid fund grant
The Oct. 5 agenda lists an "Opioid Fund grant presentation" for discussion and vote. The agenda does not state the grant amount, the recipient, or the purpose of the funding. The meeting was scheduled for 5:30 PM in Town Hall and remotely via Zoom, with time set aside for public comment and reports from the Chair and Town Administrator.
Event and entertainment licenses
Two temporary applications were listed for discussion and vote on Oct. 5: a Temporary Entertainment Application for the South Shore Celebration of Lights, and a Temporary Event Application for the Recovery Rocks Fundraiser.
At the Oct. 15 meeting, the board was scheduled to vote on rescheduling the Cars & Copters Entertainment License to 10/17/2026, with a rain date of 10/18/2026. The same agenda lists votes to reschedule Common Victualler licenses for six food vendors associated with the event: Chick-Fil-A Hanover, Take Flight Coffee Company, Miss Emily Food Truck, The Honey Kitchen, The Sausage Guy, and Truth Juice on the Run.
Donations
Donations listed on the Oct. 5 agenda for discussion and acceptance:
- $5,000.00 from The Owen Ridder Foundation Inc. to Ventress Memorial Library
- $3,800.00 in donations to the Veterans Department
- $100.00 from Colleen Dahlen to Marshfield Animal Shelter
A separate summary of the same Oct. 5 meeting also lists the $5,000.00 library donation and the $3,800.00 in Veterans Department donations.
Committee appointments
The Oct. 5 agenda includes appointments to the Open Space Committee, the Recreation Trails Committee, and the Cultural Council. The agenda does not name the individuals proposed for those seats.
What the records do not show
All three meeting records supplied are agendas. None includes minutes, vote tallies, or a record of which items were taken up, postponed, or withdrawn. Nothing here establishes that any listed item was approved, denied, or acted on. The absence of minutes is a limit of the published record, not an indication that the board took no action.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings were listed in the material provided for the next 14 days. Residents who want to confirm the schedule, or read minutes once filed, should check the Town of Marshfield's official meeting postings and the Select Board's published records.